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Ref Helps Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard Avoid Embarrassing Rookie Mistake After Penalty

‘Hey! Hey!’

Sports Illustrated

Connor Bedard sets Blackhawks record with 9 goals in first 13 games

Bedard is the first player in Hawks history to start his career with that much goal-scoring production. He’s also just the sixth NHL player to do so since 1994, joining an interesting group.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Blackhawks’ loss, Connor Bedard shows ability to steal plenty of future wins

Bedard’s two highlight-reel goals Sunday weren’t enough to prevent the Hawks from losing to the Panthers 4-3. But if he keeps playing this well, he’s likely going to help this overmatched team overcome the odds quite often.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Ample practice time helping Blackhawks adjust to three new injuries

The Hawks’ very light game schedule in the first half of November has given them plenty of time to work on things. But entering Sunday’s matinee at the Panthers, they needed that practice time to adapt to injuries to Jarred Tinordi, Taylor Hall and Andreas Athanasiou.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside Kevin Dean’s approach to coaching the Blackhawks’ three rookie defensemen

Dean, the Hawks’ assistant coach and de facto defensive coordinator, has his hands full with Kevin Korchinski, Alex Vlasic and Wyatt Kaiser. His direct feedback and high standards have helped all three find their footing in the NHL.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard Becomes Youngest to Reach Impressive NHL Milestone Since 1944

Connor Bedard has Sidney Crosby beat with his latest NHL achievement, which hasn’t been seen in 79 years.

Sports Illustrated

Connor Bedard levels up from good to dominant as Blackhawks race past Lightning

Bedard erupted for four points, quadrupling his previous single-game high, in the Hawks’ 5-3 win Thursday. He did so in a variety of ways, too, making impacts on the forecheck and in the neutral zone before letting his skills take over.

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Blackhawks notes: Luke Richardson urging shoot-first mentality on 2-on-1 rushes

The Hawks generate a lot of counterattacks with their team speed, but they haven’t converted many yet. Plus, the Raddysh brothers reunite in Tampa tonight.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sharks’ disastrous start to tanking season shows how well Blackhawks handled theirs

The Sharks entered this season looking similar to last season’s Hawks, but their paths have quickly diverged. While Luke Richardson kept the Hawks competitive and scrappy last year, David Quinn’s Sharks have been comically inept.

Chicago Sun-Times

Connor Bedard’s shifts are long, but is that good or bad for the Blackhawks?

Seth Jones said Sunday the Hawks need to cut down their shift lengths, and Bedard currently has the longest average on the team at 60 seconds per shift. But if it’s a problem at all, it’s only a minor one.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Arvid Soderblom bounces back from Arizona disaster but still has work to do

On Sunday, the young goalie put a seven-goal clunker in his last start against the Coyotes behind him, stopping 36 of 39 shots against the Devils. His career save percentage, however, still needs improvement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Another ex-player is alleging Blackhawks' former video coach sexually assaulted him in 2009-10

A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team’s former video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season

The Independent UK

Blackhawks’ defensemen unable to break goal-scoring hex in loss to Devils

The Hawks missed another chance Sunday to win consecutive games for the first time this season, falling 4-2. They also remain tied for last in the NHL with only one total goal from defensemen.

Chicago Sun-Times

Another player from 2010 Blackhawks sues team over alleged Brad Aldrich sexual assault: report

The player was a key witness in the 2021 Jenner & Block investigation into the allegations raised by former Hawks player Kyle Beach, and most of the incidents described in the new lawsuit were mentioned in the Jenner & Block report.

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Taylor Hall scores in return as Blackhawks beat Panthers

Hall, back for good from his shoulder injury, scored his first goal as a Hawk to cap an explosive first period. Goalie Petr Mrazek then helped the Hawks protect that lead en route to a 5-2 victory.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ryan Donato’s offensive versatility and ‘no problem’ attitude helping Blackhawks

The 27-year-old forward has already bounced between center and wing on a variety of lines for the Hawks early this season. Coach Luke Richardson has been impressed by how upbeat he is, too.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks describe the art of talking with NHL referees: ‘You try to respect them’

Sometimes the Hawks just want an explanation. Sometimes they want to lay the groundwork for a makeup call. And sometimes they’re really upset. In every situation, the right way to communicate with referees takes years to learn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks rookie Kevin Korchinski’s play justifies starting entry-level contract

Korchinski is expected to play his 10th game of the season Saturday against the Panthers, which will activate the first year of his contract.

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NBC’s WMAQ To Simulcast 4 Bulls and Blackhawks Games

Telecasts mark first time Chicago teams have been on broadcast since 2019

Chicago Sun-Times

Lukas Reichel moves to wing as Blackhawks try to spark sputtering offense

It’s possible Reichel moves back to center when Taylor Hall recovers from his shoulder injury, but this marks at least a temporary pause in the experiment after nine games with zero points.

Chicago Sun-Times

Connor Bedard pouring in goals while focusing on getting more physically engaged

The Blackhawks rookie doesn’t mean he plans to start dishing out big hits. Instead, getting more possession by winning battles and maintaining that possession by better fending off contact seems like a good idea.

Chicago Sun-Times

Camp conversation leads to Taylor Raddysh becoming staple on Blackhawks’ penalty kill

The versatile forward had experience playing on the penalty kill in Tampa, but never did it last season with the Hawks. That has changed this season, and he has contributed to the team’s excellent penalty-kill results so far.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ goaltending, defense crumble in blowout loss to Coyotes

The 8-1 loss Saturday marked the Hawks’ biggest margin of defeat since 2017 and decimated goalie Arvid Soderblom’s save percentage.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks want Lukas Reichel to give plays more time to unfold

The Hawks aren’t wavering on their commitment to keeping Reichel, who has zero points in eight games, at center. But they’ve talked to him about holding onto pucks a bit longer, which he did successfully Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Jason Dickinson has deceptive speed to defend fastest opponents

Dickinson recorded the seventh-fastest skating speed in the league last season and ranked in the top 11% of players in terms of bursts over 18 mph. The fact he mostly uses that speed defensively rather than offensively, however, helps him fly under the radar.

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